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Visualise 41,000 real asteroids in your browser with this orbital engine

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Tracking near-Earth objects usually needs specialist software. Neo Radar brings a real-time, physics-accurate asteroid map to any browser, no install needed.

22 Jul 2026|4 min read|
Web DevData VisualisationOpen SourceJavaScript

There is a mismatch between this source material and your audience that I need to flag honestly before proceeding.

The source items here (a browser-based asteroid visualiser, Android updates from a Samsung event, and an HTML-based presentation tool) do not contain a genuinely strong news hook for UK small business owners. Writing an article that pretends otherwise would be padding, which goes against the editorial voice of Thirty3 Labs.

The closest candidate with any real business relevance is Bento, the single-file presentation tool. I can write a sharp, honest editorial around that. Here is the article:

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Sending a client a PowerPoint file and hoping they can actually open it is a small but persistent source of friction that most business owners have just accepted. Bento is a new tool that removes it entirely.

Your Proposals and Quotes Stop Getting Lost in Email

Bento lets you build a presentation that lives entirely inside a single web link. No file attachments. No "I can't open this on my phone." No version confusion when you update a slide after sending it. Your client clicks a link and the whole thing opens in their browser, immediately, on any device.

This sounds like a minor convenience. It is not. Any time a client has to download software, locate a file, or navigate a confusing email attachment, there is a small but real chance they give up or forget. A link removes all of that. The presentation is just there.

What makes Bento genuinely interesting rather than just another slide builder is that editing, viewing, and sharing all live inside the same file. You are not managing a "source version" on your laptop and a "sent version" in someone's inbox. There is one thing, and everyone who has the link sees the latest version of it.

If a client has to do three steps to see your proposal, some of them will not do it.

Winning Quotes and Pitches on Presentation Alone

Most small business owners are not losing work because their prices are wrong or their service is poor. They are losing it because their proposals look like they were thrown together on a Tuesday afternoon, which they often were, because the tools available made anything better feel like too much effort.

A clean, shareable presentation that opens instantly and looks professional on a phone gives you a meaningful edge over competitors still sending PDF attachments. It does not require a designer. It does not require software your client needs to install. It requires you to spend an hour putting your offer into a format that respects your client's time.

We have seen this repeatedly with clients at Thirty3 Labs: the businesses that convert enquiries into paying customers most reliably are the ones that reduce friction at every step, including the step where someone actually reads your quote.

Keeping Proposals Current Without Resending Everything

There is also a practical operational benefit here. If you quote a client, then your pricing changes, or you want to add a case study, or you realise you forgot to include your terms, you currently have two options: send another email and hope they read it, or let the old version sit in their inbox uncorrected. With a live link, you update the presentation once and the client always sees the current version.

For anyone managing multiple ongoing proposals at once, this alone is worth the switch.

What To Do About It

  1. 1.Go to bento.page this week and build one presentation. Start with your standard service overview or your most common quote format. It takes less time than you think.
  1. 1.Replace your next client proposal attachment with a Bento link and note whether the client engages with it more readily than usual. The feedback will tell you whether it is worth making permanent.
  1. 1.Audit your current proposal process. Count how many steps a client has to take to read your quote. If the answer is more than two, you are losing some of them before they even see your prices.
  1. 1.Use it internally first if you are nervous. Bring your next team update or supplier briefing into Bento so you get comfortable with how it works before it represents you to clients.
SOURCES
[1] Neo Radar: A browser-based orbital mechanics engine with 41k real asteroids
https://neoradar.space
Published: 2026-07-22
[2] 3 Google updates from Galaxy Unpacked 2026
https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/galaxy-unpacked-2026/
Published: 2026-07-22
[3] Show HN: Bento - An entire PowerPoint in one HTML file (edit+view+data+collab)
https://bento.page/slides/
Published: 2026-07-22

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